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Blog Post
The Park You Won’t Visit This Winter
The National Park Service manages 63 national parks. Only one is always closed during the winter, in part because it is so remote.
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Press Release
Bipartisan Bill to Keep Fixing National Parks Arrives Not a Moment Too Soon
"This bill is a promise that we will continue to take care of the places that mean so much to so many people." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO…
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Blog Post
How the CCC’s Work Lives On in National Parks
Both beautiful and functional, projects built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s endure at national parks ... and we can thank Frances Perkins for getting the CCC started.
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Press Release NPCA response to announcement of Doug Burgum as nominee for Secretary of the Interior "All our national parks are threatened by...climate change and funding that has not kept pace with rising visitation. We are prepared to face those challenges together, just as we have for over a hundred years" -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
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Blog Post Can a Lame Duck Congress Get Anything Done? Yes, and here’s what Congress can do for national parks.
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Press Release Park Paleontologist, Coastal National Park Leader Celebrated with National Conservation Awards The Stephen T. Mather Award, first presented in 1984, is named after the first director of the National Park Service (NPS) and is given to individuals in the National Park Service who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks.
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Blog Post 2024 Holiday Gift Ideas Picked by NPCA Staff To celebrate our love for national parks, we turned to our passionate NPCA staff members for their top gift recommendations from our partners.
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Blog Post What’s Next for Parks in a Second Trump Administration? Since 1919, NPCA has been an independent voice, outside of the government and nonpartisan. We will continue to be a strong, unwavering voice for our national parks.
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Blog Post Our National Treasures Are at Risk Veterans know what it means to protect, honor and serve something larger than ourselves. This makes us uniquely positioned to preserve our nation’s cultural resources — which need our protection.
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Blog Post The Woman Behind Thanksgiving President Abraham Lincoln gets credit for making Thanksgiving an annual, national holiday. But do you know about the woman who spent years trying to persuade Congress and his predecessors to make it so?
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Press Release Hideout Vodka Launches Major Partnership With National Parks Conservation Association to Promote Park Preservation To celebrate the partnership, Hideout Vodka has crafted three limited-edition bottles inspired by Sequoia, Yosemite and Joshua Tree National Parks and are donating $5 for every bottle sold to the National Parks Conservation Association.
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Press Release Parks Group Calls for Inclusive Process to Protect Big Cypress National Preserve For decades, the one-of-a-kind natural wonders of Big Cypress National Preserve have suffered a slow, steady degradation.
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Blog Post Helene: Facing Loss and the Blue Ridge Parkway’s ‘Most Tremendous Challenge’ As damage assessments continue, an NPCA staffer who lived through Tropical Storm Helene in North Carolina reflects on the impact to residents and the Southeastern parks they love, including the Blue Ridge Parkway and Appalachian Trail.
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Press Release Plan Before You Park: Arches Moves to Make Seasonal Timed-Entry Permanent "Timed entry takes the guesswork out of whether you’ll be able to visit and helps Arches use its limited staff and resources for more national park protection and less traffic management work" -- NPCA's Cassidy Jones
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Press Release NPCA Mourns, Reflects on the Tragic Death of Grand Teton Grizzly 399 "As the world’s most-photographed bear, Grizzly 399’s tragic death is also a stark reminder of the responsibility that humans have in making sure wildlife can safely move across large, connected landscapes." -- NPCA Northern Rockies Connectivity Program Coordinator Allison Michalski
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Blog Post Why Do We Need Mining Law Reform? Just Look to Grand Canyon’s Pinyon Plain Mine The 1872 Mining Law – yes, that’s when it was written! – is out of date. NPCA is among the groups advocating for mining law reform to better protect national parks and public health.
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Press Release Bears Ears Makes History with Release of Proposed Management Plan in Collaboration with Five Tribes "This plan marks historic progress, incorporating Tribal collaboration into the care and stewardship of this critical landscape"–Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Celebrates Indigenous Peoples, Offers Safe Haven for Marine Wildlife Home to healthy kelp forests and coastal dunes, providing critical wildlife habitat for blue whales and leatherback sea turtles, the Chumash Sanctuary creates a safe space for these species to migrate and thrive, connecting adjacent national park lands and waters like Channel Islands with other marine sanctuaries.
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Blog Post The Inflation Reduction Act Readies National Parks for Climate Change From the mountains of Hawaii to East Coast grasslands, infusions of funding from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act are preparing our national parks to fight the greatest threat to the National Park System: climate change.
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Blog Post Scary! Tips for Carving Up a National Park-Themed Halloween Reflect your park-loving personality this Halloween with creative ideas for jack-o’-lanterns, costumes and snacks while learning some cool facts about our parks.
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Blog Post State-Federal Commitment Will Solve Erosion Crisis at Indiana Dunes NPCA continues to urge state and federal authorities to take action toward sustainable, long-term solutions to stop beach erosion at Indiana Dunes National Park.
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Press Release EPA Criticizes Utah Plan for Failing to Deliver Emissions Reductions Needed to Protect National Park Air Quality National Parks Conservation Association, Public Weigh in on Proposed Partial Disapproval of Utah Haze Plan for Failing to Limit Pollution
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Press Release Parks Group Lauds New Legislation to Establish Rosenwald Schools National Park Site Having experienced discrimination and prejudice himself as a Jewish man, philanthropist Julius Rosenwald acted in solidarity with Black communities to create a stronger United States of America.
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Blog Post An Uncertain Future for Our National Parks? NPCA and our supporters urge Congress to adequately fund our national parks and continue to address the $23 billion maintenance backlog so parks can thrive for generations to come.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1479 & H.R. 9159 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 18, 2024.
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Press Release NPCA Applauds Appointment of Jeff Reinbold as National Park Foundation’s CEO “Jeff brings a wealth of knowledge and first-hand experience managing our most treasured places, along with the vision our parks need to thrive for generations to come." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 8632 & H.R. 8836 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 10, 2024.
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